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Wed, Nov 23, 2022·Prudential Center, Newark

Toronto Maple Leafs 2, New Jersey Devils 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 63% of the time.

NJD winsTOR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
TOR2100406220
NJD05016114135

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.

  1. P1 11:41TORJohn TavaresAssists: Mitch Marner · Snap, 0.20 xG1–0
  2. P1 14:03TORPontus HolmbergGWGAssists: Alexander Kerfoot · Snap, 0.23 xG2–0
  3. P3 14:52NJDDougie HamiltonAssists: Yegor Sharangovich, Fabian Zetterlund · Tip-in, 0.11 xG2–1
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 7:35NJDTomas Tatar: Delaying game unsuccessful challenge2 min
  2. P1 17:15NJDDougie Hamilton: Slashing2 min
  3. P2 6:18TORAlexander Kerfoot: Holding2 min
  4. P2 10:06TORJohn Tavares: Hooking2 min
  5. P2 16:21NJDYegor Sharangovich: Hooking2 min
  6. P2 19:25TORJohn Tavares: Tripping2 min
  7. P3 7:24NJDDougie Hamilton: High sticking2 min

Replay

Watch the game unfold on the ice: every shot, hit, turnover and faceoff appears as it happened, then fades. Drag the timeline to jump; goals are marked on it.

TOR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0NJD
49% to win51% to win
← TOR attackNJD attack →
  1. P1 20:00Matthews won the faceoff against Hischier
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

TORNJD
20Shots on goal35
2.6Expected goals3.4
41Shot attempts72
25Faceoffs won36
4Power plays3
6Penalty minutes8
9Hits15
21Blocked shots11
3Giveaways3
6Takeaways2

Line combinations that worked

Model-based

Each team's forward lines and defence pairs at 5-on-5 (two minutes or more together), best first by expected goals for minus against.

Toronto Maple Leafs

Forward lines

  1. bestTavares – Marner – Robertson7:33

    xG 0.31–0.15 (67%)attempts 8–7goals 1–0

  2. Jarnkrok – Kerfoot – Holmberg5:35

    xG 0.23–0.09 (70%)attempts 2–2goals 1–0

  3. Nylander – Bunting – Matthews10:27

    xG 0.60–0.74 (45%)attempts 12–17goals 0–0

  4. Engvall – Aston-Reese – Kampf8:16

    xG 0.09–0.33 (21%)attempts 2–9goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestLiljegren – Sandin12:33

    xG 0.90–0.45 (67%)attempts 13–9goals 2–1

  2. Holl – Sandin2:20

    xG 0.21–0.10 (68%)attempts 2–4goals 0–0

  3. Holl – Hollowell2:39

    xG 0.00–0.01 (0%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

New Jersey Devils

Forward lines

  1. bestTatar – Bratt – Hischier3:44

    xG 0.73–0.00 (100%)attempts 14–0goals 0–0

  2. Haula – Bratt – Hughes4:02

    xG 0.29–0.07 (80%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

  3. Boqvist – Sharangovich – Mercer2:09

    xG 0.02–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

  4. Tatar – Hischier – Mercer2:30

    xG 0.10–0.08 (56%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHamilton – Siegenthaler16:35

    xG 0.98–0.62 (61%)attempts 23–12goals 1–1

  2. Graves – Marino12:12

    xG 0.62–0.35 (64%)attempts 13–12goals 0–0

  3. Smith – Severson7:38

    xG 0.03–0.32 (9%)attempts 3–3goals 0–1

How the game flowed

Model-based

Chance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.

Expected goals flow

Running total of expected goals for each team. Steep climbs are spells of pressure; dots are goals. Shaded bands mark power plays (team colour), 4-on-4 or 3-on-3 (grey) and empty nets.

NJD 3.4 xGTOR 2.6 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NJDTOR

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

NJD's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line NJD is favoured, below it TOR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 18/100 · #1140 of 1312 this seasonSwing 0.95 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 47% (winner's lowest chance)
TOR 100%5050%50NJD 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +16 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 63% of the time.

NJD winsTOR wins

Simulated goal difference (NJD − TOR), 10,000 replays

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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).